Gipson Pleads Guilty to Abuse

(St. Louis, MO) A Jefferson County man, 22 year old Kyle J. Gipson, is pleading guilty to one felony count of production of child pornography. Gipson entered the plea Thursday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis. In March of 2023, an undercover FBI agent in an online group on the social media platform Wickr that was dedicated to discussing and trading original images of child sexual abuse learned of Gipson. The agent and Gipson began communicating on Wickr and later moved to the social media platform Telegram. According to Gipson's plea agreement he sent the agent a picture of a 2 year old girl and said he had sexually abused her. He also sent a nude picture and offered to provide access so the girl could be sexually abused, his plea says. After a court approved search of Gipson’s home March 13th, investigators found child sexual abuse material involving that toddler and others. They also found communications in which Gipson discussed his sexual abuse of the victim with six others on social media. Gipson was also monitor and gatekeeper for a social media group focused on child sexual abuse material, bestiality, and rape. The production of child pornography charge carries a penalty of at least 15 years in prison and a maximum of 30 years. The U.S. Attorney’s office will ask for the maximum penalty at Gipson’s sentencing, scheduled for March 6, 2024.